East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Kuwait: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 36.4% against 13.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 23.1%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Kuwait ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 9.7% | 5.9% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 10.4% | 6.4% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 9.9% | 5.3% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 13.1% | 8.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 22.8% | 14.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 30.6% | 17.9% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 35.3% | 22.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 36.4% against 13.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kuwait?
- 23.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kuwait?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Kuwait ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.